{"id":268,"date":"2024-10-25T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:19:09","slug":"early-childhood-masters-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/prospective-students\/early-childhood-masters-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"On-Campus and Online M.A.E."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/files\/2024\/10\/23-PKY-77.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;38px||38px||true|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||0px|||&#8221; 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